Minimalist drums through ValhallaFutureVerb™, with the Echo section being used to create a pseudo spring reverb. Fuzz guitars (D*A*M Meathead on the left, Basic Audio Scarab Deluxe on the right) processed through FutureVerb, using the ReverseOctUp echo mode to create a shimmered reverb sound. The shimmered reverb is processed by AutoPan in Live, generating a synth-esque trance gate sound.

Bass Revolution IV

Gibson J-45 (Rosewood) through Peluso P24 microphone, with Valhalla FutureVerb used to add reverb.

Acoustic Guitar and FutureVerb

From the Vampire: The Masquerade audio drama by The Not Ready for Opsec Players ( blooddollpod.com ), this haunting track is featured on episode 2 of the series. Dark, brooding, electrifying, and enchanting, "Blood Doll" evokes notes of Boris Brejcha and Stan Kolev. Overall, it's a single that will make your blood run hot.

Blood Doll

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Blood Doll (Original Mix)

L’histoire de [DG07] est née de la collaboration entre deux artistes : Andrea Giuliani, déjà reconnu sur la scène minimal, et Antonio Lombardo, un artiste émergent très prometteur. Conçu spécialement pour nous, cet EP explore à la fois les sonorités d’une minimal club et celles d’une dark minimal deep, offrant une expérience immersive et contrastée. À cela s’ajoutent deux remixes bien distincts signés Adam Ortiz et Henry Mood, tous deux originaires de Chicago.

Andrea Giuliani est un DJ et producteur italien né en 1986, reconnu dans la scène underground pour son mélange unique de minimal, house, deep tech et techno. Son style éclectique oscille entre des ambiances sombres, mentales et introspectives, et d’autres plus intenses et entraînantes, toujours guidées par une rythmique imprévisible. Au fil des années, Giuliani s’est produit dans des clubs et festivals à travers l’Italie, l’Europe et les Amériques, animé par le désir profond de partager l’essence de son univers sonore avec le monde.

Né et élevé à Chicago, Antonio Lombardo est un DJ et producteur émergent dont le parcours a commencé dès son plus jeune âge. Guidé par une volonté constante d’évolution et de maturité, son son et ses sélections musicales témoignent d’une grande finesse artistique. Le voir jouer en live est une expérience à part entière : ses sets sont entièrement improvisés, créés sur le moment pour faire vibrer le dancefloor. De la House à la Disco, en passant par la Minimal et la Techno, sa musique dépasse les frontières des genres. Gardez un œil sur ce talent prometteur et ce qu’il nous réserve prochainement.

Disponible sur Bandcamp 🔊
Lien dans la bio 🔗

Master par Dimmed Sounds
Art work par ebs.projects.studio

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The story of [DG07] was born from the collaboration between two artists: Andrea Giuliani, already well established on the minimal scene, and Antonio Lombardo, a very promising emerging artist. Created especially for us, this EP explores both minimal club and dark minimal deep sounds, offering an immersive and contrasting experience.
Complementing the originals are two distinctive remixes by Adam Ortiz and Henry Mood, both hailing from Chicago.

Andrea Giuliani is an Italian DJ and producer born in 1986, known in the underground scene for his distinctive minimal, house, deep tech and techno sound. His eclectic style is often dark, mental, and introspective, yet at other times driving and intense but always guided by an unpredictable groove. He has performed at clubs and festivals throughout Italy, Europe, and America, driven by a desire to share the essence of his sound with the world.

Born and raised in Chicago, Antonio Lombardo is an upcoming dj and producer. Starting his craft at an early age, Antonio has stayed consistent towards evolution and maturity with his sound and dj selections. Seeing him live is an experience like no other. Curating improvised dj sets live on the spot that keep the floor moving. House, Disco, Minimal, and Techno are all the menu with Antonio. Keep an eye out for what he has in store next.

Available on Bandcamp 🔊
Link in our bio 🔗

Mastered by Dimmed Sounds
Art work by ebs.projects.studio

Andrea Giuliani & Antonio Lombardo - Need Some Help (Henry Moody remix)

Roland TR-1000 drum machine, triggering Don Gunn's own drum samples, processed through Nonlin mode of ValhallaFutureVerb™. 2 Moog Messenger tracks running through different FutureVerb presets, adding echo, reverb and shimmer.

FutureVerb featuriing TR-1000 and Moog Messenger

Multitracked choir by Aura Ruddell, run through ValhallaFutureVerb to provide a realistic reverb chamber ambience. 

Choir Through FutureVerb

Don Gunn on drums, recorded through a Nordic Audio Labs NU-24K large diaphragm condenser mic. Drums processed with the Nonlin reverb mode in ValhallaFutureVerb™. There's a "subtle" touch of the FutureVerb Plate reverb mode at the end of the track.

Drumkit Through FutureVerb Nonlin

MMC November 2025. Wonky funky synth-pop made with FL Studio.

Lopsie-Daisy

My first performance at Boston Modular since the meetups moved to synthCube in Waltham, MA.

Kick/snare are from a Plaits clone; hihats are distorted noise.
Bass is PGH Waveforms -> MA35; disting mk3 provides tape echo with feedback filtered by PGH Filter.
Korg SQ- 1 sequences the bass and clocks Batumi, which triggers the hi-hats and subdivides the tempo for triggering Plaits and toggling between kick and snare.

Boston Modular November 2025

Before there was English, or Latin, or Czech, or Hindi, there was a language that they all have in common, which we call Proto-Indo-European. Linguists have long been fascinated by the quest to get a glimpse into what Proto-Indo-European must have looked like through careful comparisons between languages we do have records for, and this very old topic is still undergoing new discoveries. 

In this episode, your host Gretchen McCulloch gets enthusiastic about the process of figuring out Proto-Indo-European with Dr. Danny Bate, public linguist, host of the podcast A Language I Love Is..., and author of the book Why Q Needs U. We talk about why figuring out the word order of a 5000-year-old language is harder than figuring out the sounds, and a great pop linguistics/history book we've both been reading that combines recent advances in linguistic, archaeological, and genetic evidence to reexamine where these ancient Proto-Indo-European folks lived: Proto by Laura Spinney. We also talk about Danny's own recent book on the history of the alphabet, featuring fun facts about C, double letters, and izzard!  

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Read the transcript here: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/800779835062484992/transcript-episode-110-danny-interview

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110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate

Haven't recorded too much piano lately, so I figured I'd record something.  Might try my hand at streaming at some point in the future.

More Piano Improv

J.P. Tuttle